A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented out a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. As he proudly sat at his new desk, he saw a man enter the outer office.

Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working.

He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor: “Can I help you?”

The man said: “Yeah, I’ve come to activate your phone lines”.